CVE-2012-2124 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in SquirrelMail, specifically affecting versions used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. The flaw stems from improper handling of 8-bit characters in passwords during IMAP login attempts, allowing remote attackers to exhaust disk space by creating numerous preference files. This issue has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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